Climate Solutions: The Role of Nuclear Power

Publication Type

Brief

Date

April 2014

Author(s)

Doug Vine

Timothy Juliani

Nuclear power supplies more than 60 percent of the nation’s zero-carbon electricity. The planned retirement of five nuclear reactors could make it tougher to meet U.S. climate goals. A C2ES brief examines the pressures on the nation’s nuclear fleet and possible climate implications of future retirements.